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Reddit says β€œnope” to Internet Archive crawling πŸ˜±πŸ’€ Get ready for the cringe! #DeleteThis πŸ”₯πŸš«πŸ“š

August 12, 2025
3 months ago
ZDNet
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πŸš¨πŸ”’ BREAKING NEWS: Reddit vs. The Internet Archive! πŸ₯ŠπŸ’₯ So, Reddit just hit that big ol' "BLOCK" button on the Wayback Machine like it’s a meme from 2016 πŸ˜‚πŸ’€. Yep, you heard that right! No more time travelers digging up our embarrassing posts from the past. "You guys are gonna have to step back, I’m protecting my cringe, fam," says Reddit, probably while sipping on a cold brew. πŸ΅β˜•οΈ But like, why? Turns out, AI companies trying to harvest Reddit's juicy content have been attempting sneak attacks like they're in a Fortnite match, and Reddit said, "Ain't nobody got time for that!" πŸš«πŸ€–πŸ’Ί They’re trying to keep the AI fam from making a money printer out of our memes and posts. Stonks down! πŸ“‰πŸ’° Imagine a Developer meeting where someone said, β€œLet's let AI scrape us like we’re some cheap lunch special.” The senior dev: β€œNah fam, we’re not a buffet buffet.” πŸ½οΈπŸ˜‚ So, what’s next? Every time you try to search for that cringy comment you made in 2012, you're gonna get a "404: THIS IS FINE" instead. πŸ”₯πŸ’£ πŸ”₯πŸ”₯ HOT TAKE πŸ”₯πŸ”₯: In 3 years, Reddit's gonna be the last platform standing, hoarding history like some cringe hoarder boss πŸ€‘πŸ‘‘. They’ll sell NFTs of your past posts, and you'll have to pay to read your own old garbage! πŸ€ͺπŸš€ Share this madness or be square! πŸ”₯πŸ’” #RedditDrama #AIWar #MemeTime πŸš€

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#Reddit#Internet Archive#data privacy#AI scraping#content indexing
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